Fordson Tractor Dating Chart by Serial Number
Model F
Produced in Dearborn, Mich., USA
| 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927-1928 | 1 260 34427 92114 169584 201026 268583 371352 455360 567608 629830 | to to to to to to to to to to to | 259 34426 92113 169583 201025 268582 370351 455359 567607 629830 747681 |
Model F
Produced in Cork, Ireland
| 1919 1920 1921 1922 | 63001 65001 105001 108230 109673 170958 250001 253001 | to to to to to to to to | 63200 65500 108229 109672 110000 172000 250300 253562 |
Model N
Produced in Cork, Ireland
| 1929 1930 1931 | 74682 757369 772565 | to to to | 757368 772564 776065 |
Model N
The transition from Cork to Dagenham
| 1932 | 776066 | to | 779135 |
Model N
Produced at Dagenham, England (First tractor off the line in each year shown)
| 1932 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 | 779154 781967 785548 794703 807581 826779 837826 854238 874914 897624 925274 957574 975419 |
Model E27N
Produced at Dagenham, England (First tractor off the line in each year shown)
| 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 | 980520 993489 1018978 1054094 1104657 1138235 1180610 1216575 |
1,227,964 (Total Fordson Tractors Made)
747,681 (Fordson Model F made in USA 1917-1928)
7,597 (Fordson Model F Made in Cork Ireland 1919-1922)
31,453 (Fordson Model N Made in Cork, Ireland 1929-1931)
204,493 (Fordson Model N Made in Dagenham, England 1933-1945)
236,470 (Fordson Model E27N Made in Dagenham 1945 – 1952)
Farmall & McCormick-Deering Tractor Serial Numbers by Tractor and Date
Farmall Regular and Fairway tractors
Prefix Letters “QC”
| 501 – 700 701 – 1538 701 – 1538 | 1924 1925 1925 |
Farmall Regular and Fairway tractors
Prefix Letter “T”
| 5969 – 15470 15471 – 40369 40370 – 75690 75692 – 117783 117784 – 131871 131872 – 134954 | 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 |
Farmall F-30 Tractors
Prefix Letters “FB”
| 501 – 1183 1184 – 4304 4305 – 5525 5526 – 7031 7032 – 10406 10407 – 18683 18684 – 26848 27186 – 28719 29007 – 30026 | 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 |
Farmall F-12 Tractors
Prefix Letters “FS”
| 501 – 525 526 – 4880 4881 – 17410 17411 – 48659 48660 – 81836 81837 – 117517 117518 – 123942 | 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 |
Farmall F-14 Tractors
Prefix Letters “FS”
| 124000 – 139606 139607 – 155902 | 1938 1939 |
Farmall F-20 Tractors
Prefix Letters “FA” and “TA” (FA 501 – 6381; TA for higher Numbers)
| 501 – 3000 3001 – 6381 135000 – 135661 6382 – 32715 32716 – 68748 68749 – 105596 105597 – 130864 135700 – 148810 | 1932 1934 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 |
McCormick Deering W-12 Tractor
Prefix Letter “WS”
| 503 – 1355 1356 – 2030 2031 – 2767 2768 – 3798 3799 – 4133 | 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 |
McCormick Deering W-14 Tractors
Prefix Letters “WS”
| 4134 – 4509 4610 – 5296 | 1938 1939 |
McCormick-Deering 0-12, 0-14, Fairway 12, 14 Tractors
Prefix Letters “OS” or “FOS”
| 512 – 1091 1092 – 1625 1626 – 2276 2277 – 3260 3261 – 3881 3882 – 4287 | 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 |
McCormick-Deering W-30 Tractors
Prefix Letters “WB”
| 501 – 521 522 – 547 548 – 3181 3182 – 9722 9723 – 15094 15095 – 23833 23834 – 29921 29929 – 32481 32482 – 33041 | 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 |
McCormick-Deering W-40 and WD-40 Tractors
Prefix Letters “WAC”, “WKC”, OR “WDC”.
| 501 – 1440 1441 – 5119 5120 – 7664 7665 – 9755 9756 – 10322 10323 – 10559 | 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 |
McCormick-Deering 15-30 Gear Drive Tractor
Prefix Letters ” TG”
| 112 – 310 311 – 1660 1661 – 6546 6547 – 13867 13868 – 26845 26846 – 48646 48647 – 64400 64401 – 99925 | 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 |
New 15-30, Later called 22-36
| 99926 – 128236 128237 – 150127 150128 – 154507 154508 – 156212 156301 – 157477 | 1929 1930 1931 1932 1934 |
McCormick-Deering 10-20 HP Gear Drive Tractor
Prefix Letters “KC” (Regular) and “NC” (Narrow Tread)
After 1934 NT designated by “NT Suffix for regular serials
“KC” Serial Numbers
| 501 – 7640 7641 – 18858 18869 – 37727 37728 -62823 62824 – 89469 89470 – 119822 119823 – 159110 159111 – 191485 191486 – 203174 201013 – 204138 204239 – 206178 206179 – 207274 207275 – 210234 210235 – 212424 212425 – 214885 214886 – 215973 | 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 |
McCormick-Deering 10-20 HP Gear Drive Tractor
“NT” Serials
| 501 – 648 649 – 831 832 – 1154 1155 – 1542 1543 – 1749 1750 – 1832 1833 – 1911 1912 – 1951 1952 – 1960 | 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 |